{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-22-40a-12","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 22-40A-12","heading":"Delegation Agreements; County Responsibilities; Violations and Penalties.","body":"(a) County commissions or the governing body of any Class 2 municipality may request primacy on enforcement and establish delegation agreements with the department for enforcement of this chapter. The department shall establish by rule the procedures for delegation. A county or a Class 2 municipality that voluntarily establishes a delegation agreement with the department for local enforcement shall have all of the following responsibilities:\n(1) Provide quarterly reports to the department on all scrap tire activities within that quarter on a form prepared and provided by the department.\n(2) Provide a written investigation report to the department within 10 days of an initial investigation.\n(3) Investigate all reports and complaints regarding scrap tires within the respective county or Class 2 municipality.\n(4) Investigate illegal dumping of scrap tires.\n(5) Review manifests of scrap tires at businesses.\n(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a Class 2 municipality, the municipal court shall have jurisdiction over violations of this chapter.\n(c) In any Class 2 municipality, in lieu of the penalties provided in Section 22-40A-19, the following penalties shall apply:\n(1) A person who accumulates scrap tires in violation of this chapter as provided in Section 22-40A-19(a)(1), upon conviction, shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.\n(2) A person who processes scrap tires in violation of this chapter as provided in Section 22-40A-19(a)(2), upon conviction, shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.\n(3) A person who transports scrap tires in violation of this chapter as provided in Section 22-40A-19(a)(3), upon conviction, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["Title 22 Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.","Title 1 Health and Environmental Control Generally.","Chapter 40A Alabama Scrap Tire Environmental Quality Act."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=22-40A-12","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"969f4ffe2cd6524a4b66b81970e5561ca5fd4c8e6a0a99443320a0f32ede74f0","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-22-40a-11","next":"us-al/ala.-code-22-40a-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}